1. Cattle Kingdom
The Vaquero
Click on the picture

2. Vocabulary Words Ranchero Hacienda Branding Dehorning Vaquero Cowboy
Roundup
Cattle drive
Stampede
Calf
Bull
Hereford
Click on the picture to learn about Rancheros and land grants.
Longhorn

3. How to view the articles:
Students will view several online newspapers to learn about the Cattle Kingdom and its importance to Texas. They will follow the permalinks embedded in pictures/shapes on each slide, as well as use the “Texas Cattle Kingdom” worksheet, among others.
Discover the numerous links embedded within this PowerPoint, you may select a few slides to use or view just the slide show.
How to view the articles:
Students use the slides_with_notes PowerPoint.
From the slide, click on the picture or shape (cattle).
Then click on the zoom link, located on the right side of the page.
Locate and read the article. (download to read article)

4. Cattle Ranges of the Southwest
A History of the Exhaustion of the Pasturage and Suggestions for its Restoration By H. L. Bentley
Special Agent in charge of Grass Station at Abilene, Texas
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5. Cattle Ranges of the Southwest
Cattle Ranges of the Southwest By H. L. Bentley
Special Agent in charge of Grass Station at Abilene, Texas
A History of the Exhaustion of the Pasturage and Suggestions for its Restoration By H. L. Bentley
Special Agent in charge of Grass Station at Abilene, Texas
Continued on next slide

6. Special Agent in charge of Grass Station at Abilene, Texas
Cattle Ranges of the Southwest
A History of the Exhaustion of the Pasturage and Suggestions for its Restoration By H. L. Bentley
Special Agent in charge of Grass Station at Abilene, Texas

7. Raising Cattle
(Click on the picture)
What was the gravest danger that early ranchers had to face?
Click
Learn about branding
Read how symbols were recorded
Cattlemen Convention
Cattle & Big Bucks $800,000
Click on the shapes (cattle)

8. Cattle Dehorning
Find out how the experts went about making the job easier.
Click on the picture and shapes (cattle) to learn how.
How were the cattle kept healthy?
click
Answer the questions on
the “Texas Cattle Kingdom” worksheet.
Click on the picture

9. The Spring Roundup – click on picture
Learn about life on the Trail, the Spring Round-up, Shanghai Pete and Beating a Stampede
Click on the shapes (cattle) to read the actual event.
Write your account by using a story map.

10. Read about the legendary Chisholm Trail and others
Click on the shapes (cattle)
Read about the legendary Chisholm Trail and others
Click on the shapes (cattle) to find out more.
Goodnight-Loving, Western and Shawnee are other well-known trails.
Use the Cattle Trail Map & different colors to show each trail on the blank map.
Click on the picture view video of Chisholm Trail

11. What did Mr. I. Dahlman have to do with this?
What single event brought in millions of dollars to Texas cattle owners?
Why was this important?
What did Mr. I. Dahlman have to do with this?
Click on the shape (cattle) to find out.
Who is Geronimo? How did these events influence his life?
Read the article, then answer the questions on the “Texas Cattle Kingdom” worksheet.
Click on the picture to read the actual article.

12. Ruth Roach on a bucking bronco 1920 - click on the picture
Stock pens - Skidmore, Texas
Kitty Canutt – click on the picture

13. Cattle branding equipment and the dehorning process in more current times

14. How are the pictures different? How are they the same?
Cows at milking stations. Click on the picture.
How are the pictures different?
How are they the same?
Record your answer on the “Texas Cattle Kingdom” worksheet.

15. What two factors contributed to the end of the open range system?